Voice of UFCW 770 March 2016 | Page 11

FROM THE FIELD UFCW Partners with NALC for Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive PAUL EDWARDS Field Director We are pleased to announce that the UFCW has signed on as a national partner for the 24th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, which will take place on Saturday, May 14 this year! UFCW Local 770 is committed to helping all members of the community where we work and live. As a major Los Angeles sponsor, Local 770 will purchase several hundred thousand food drive bags that will be delivered to homes throughout Southern California. The UFCW 770 logo will be proudly displayed on each bag along with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and other major sponsors. In addition, UFCW Local 770 grocery members Barby Dougherty from Vons 3161 and Executive Board Member, Robert Shelvin from Ralphs 189 participated in a public service announcement with actor Edward James Olmos in order to make this the most successful food drive to date. The partnership between UFCW and letter carriers is a natural one. Working families not only see their letter carrier at least six days a week, they often see their grocery clerk or checker just as frequently. This partnership is perhaps even more appropriate since UFCW represents workers in food-related industries, such as grocery stores and foodprocessing facilities. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the largest one-day food drive in the United States. In 2015, active and retired letter carriers, along with their family members and friends—not to mention countless volunteers— collected almost 71 million pounds of non-perishable food, bringing the grand total to more than 1.4 billion pounds since the drive began in 1992. We look forward to working with the NALC to help reach our mutual goal of delivering much needed food to local food banks and food pantries. ■ (10)